Spurs 113, Suns 110 – final

The Spurs made 11 of 12 free throws in the last 2:29 hang on for a 113-110 victory over Suns on Sunday at the AT&T Center.

The Suns, who have a history of bad luck against the Spurs, saw Jason Richardson miss a breakaway dunk in the final minute with the Suns trailing by two. It also looked like Steve Nash passed up a chance to fire up a 3-pointer with the final seconds running out and the Spurs up by three.

The Spurs got a balanced scoring attack including 21 points and 10 rebounds from Tim Duncan.

The bench had a big game with 21 points and eight assists from Manu Ginobili and 20 points from Richard Jefferson. DeJuan Blair had 14 points and seven rebounds.

Tony Parker had 16 points and four assists.

Antonio McDyess had a scare when he went down with a knee injury in the third quarter. He returned and scored six points in the fourth quarter. McDyess just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 41 points and 12 rebounds. Richardson had 20 points and Stven Nash had 18.

Fourth quarter: Spurs 7 of 9 on free throws in the last 2:29 of the game. Spurs lead 109-105 with 13 seconds left.

The Suns’ Jason Richardson misses a breakaway dunk with 39 seconds left in and Spurs leading by twp.

Antonio McDyess had six points when he went down in the third quarter. He returned and has scored six more points in the first nine minutes of the fourth quarter.

Spurs first to 100. A Tim Duncan basket gave him 20 points and gave the Spurs a 100-94 lead.

Antonio McDyess returned and made a basket to put the Spurs up 92-86.

DeJuan Blair got things going in the fourth quarter and the Spurs’ Manu Ginobili and Richard Jefferson each hit a 3-pointer. The Spurs lead 88-84 with 9:02 left in the game.

McDyess update: Antonio McDyess returned to the Spurs’ bench before the fourth quarter. The report is he hyperextended his knee but is available to play.

Fourth quarter: The Spurs finished the third quarter strong with a 10-4 run and lead 77-76 heading into the fourth quarter.

A Richard Jefferson 3-pointer tied it. Timeout with 2:38 left in the third quarter and the game tied 72-72. Antonio McDyess was helped of the court and is back inside.

Antonio McDyess is down and grabbed his leg – 4:48 left in the third.

A Manu Ginobili 3-pointer gave him 10 points and put the Spurs in front 67-62. In a game when big runs are hard to come by, the Spurs have outscored the Suns 12-4 in the last 3 minutes, 10 seconds.

Manu Ginobili and Richard Jefferson in for Keith Bogans and Tony Parker at the 6:53 mark – Gregg Popovich still keeping a close eye on Parker’s minutes.

George Hill had two points the first half. He made two baskets in the first three minutes of the second half.

The Spurs are 6-12 on the season when the opponent scores 100 or more points — answer to a reader question.

Second quarter: Amare Stoudemire has 15 points including a 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Suns lead 52-49 at halftime. Tony Parker has 12 points and three assists and the Spurs had an 8-1 run late in the half.

Amare Stoudemire with 10 points after making one of two free throws.

Tony Parker made a pair of free throws to give him 10 points and then went back to the bench. Pop is clearly being careful with Tony’s minutes so far. The Suns lead 42-41 with 2:58 left in the first half. Timeout.

Richard Jefferson has eight points in the second quarter. The Suns lead 38-37 with 5:56 left in the second quarter. Timeout.

Tony Parker had eight points, DeJuan Blair has six and Manu Ginobili has five. It’s tied 31-31 with 8:12 left in the second quarter.

Maybe Tony going to the bench early isn’t so much that Tony is tired as Pop is watching Tony’s minutes so Tony won’t get tired. Tony has eight points.

First quarter: The Suns finished the first quarter with a 10-3 run to take a 25-21 lead.

The Spurs lead 16-13 with 3:22 left in the first quarter. Timeout. Manu Ginobili made his first shot — fading away sideways and backwards.

Tony Parker is out less than midway through the first quarter (6:38). I wonder how he’s feeling. He could still be tired after being hit with food poisoning two days ago.

The Spurs lead 10-7 at the first timeout. The Spurs made three of their first four shots to start the game. Tony Parker has two early baskets.